Posts about the Wicoff House Museum Collections.
Children’s Entertainment in the Early 20th Century
These items were popular entertainment for Plainsboro children in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and were donated to the Wicoff
Posts about the Wicoff House Museum Collections.
These items were popular entertainment for Plainsboro children in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and were donated to the Wicoff
Materials used in the classroom certainly have changed over the years. The main school supplies children had in the 18th and early
The origin of the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro is considered to be on November 17, 1879, with the laying of a
This children’s painting book and crayon set (circa 1920) were owned by Harry J. Sohl. who was born in Plainsboro in 1908.
Now that our new temporary exhibit "The School That Started a Town" is open, we'd like to share a glimpse into a
Wicoff Hitching Post Hitching posts were heavily in use in the 1800s and early 1900s. The Wicoff family, like most people during
Chautauqua Industrial Arts Desk - Cardinal Model, manufactured in 1923 by Louis E. Meyers & Co. Donated to the Wicoff House by
In 1941, Sol and Ray Lapidus, formerly of Brooklyn, opened the first “Mom and Pop” grocery store in Plainsboro - Lapidus Market.
During the late 1950s, a worldwide burst of energy poured forth in experimental Ground Effect Machines (GEMs) and Surface Effects Ships (SES).
The Junior Historians Club meets weekly, on Saturdays from 2 - 4 pm, during the fall and spring. Kids learn about historic

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